Kemsing railway station


Kemsing railway station serves Kemsing in Kent, England, although the station is located on the other side of the M26 motorway to the village. It is down the line from. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

Kemsing station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from to Maidstone The goods yard had six sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 31 October 1960. The signal box closed on 30 September 1964.
The station has been unstaffed since 8 February 1985. The station buildings were demolished after the station became unstaffed. A PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station at road level on the 'up' side, suffices.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to via and one train per hour to London Victoria via Otford and Bromley South.
On Sundays all trains on the line pass through without stopping. Trains do however call on Bank holidays.